Endocrine Tumors WisdomCard™

Our Guides and Physician Review team have organized the Top 10 Health Resources on Endocrine Tumors and compiled helpful research notes below.

  1. American Society of Clinical Oncology (via Cancer.Net): Endocrine Tumor cancer.net - Endocrine Tumor
  2. The Merck Manuals: Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors merck.com - Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors
  3. USC Center for Pancreatic and Biliary Diseases: Endocrine Tumors Of The Abdomen surgery.usc.edu - Endocrine Tumors Of The Abdomen
  4. Johns Hopkins Medicine: Islet Cell/Endocrine Tumors Of The Pancreas pathology.jhu.edu - Islet Cell/Endocrine Tumors Of The Pancreas
  5. WrongDiagnosis: Functioning Pancreatic Endocrine Tumor wrongdiagnosis.com - Functioning Pancreatic Endocrine Tumor
  6. Endocrine Web: Endocrine Tumors Of The Pancreas endocrineweb.com - Endocrine Tumors Of The Pancreas
  7. Harrison's Practice: Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors harrisonspractice.com - Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors
  8. University of Colorado (via Visible Human Journal of Endoscopy): Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors vhjoe.org - Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors
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Research Notes on Endocrine Tumors


An endocrine tumor is a growth that affects the parts of the body that produces hormones. The tumor itself can secrete hormones and can cause serious illness.1 Some factors that can increase the risk of developing this disease include age, gender, race and family history. Treatment depends on the size and location of the tumor. Surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and hormone therapy are some ways to treat this condition.2

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  • Targeted therapy is used to target defective genes that contibutes to cancer growth.2
  • Follow-up care is also important to manage the treated disease.2
  • These tumors can be cancerous or malignant.1

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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Merck Manuals: Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 American Society of Clinical Oncology (via Cancer.Net): Endocrine Tumor

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